self-reinforcing

American  

[self-ree-in-fawrs-ing] / ˌsɛlfˌri ɪnˈfɔrs ɪŋ /

adjective

1. reinforcing, strengthening, or perpetuating itself, typically through a feedback loop.

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Example Sentences

That panic can become self-reinforcing: companies delay hiring, workers delay investment in firm-specific skills, and productivity-enhancing reorganization slows.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It was this sort of self-reinforcing circuit, and it helped.”

From Los Angeles Times

"When the land dries out, it reduces evaporation, which in turn reduces future rainfall -- creating a self-reinforcing drought cycle."

From Science Daily

The company’s good news likely forced investors who sell the stock short to buy more shares to limit their losses, driving the price even higher in a self-reinforcing loop.

From Barron's

The research provides some of the clearest evidence yet that Antarctica's ice sheet can undergo self-reinforcing, widespread melting when the planet warms.

From Science Daily